INTEGRATED SERVICES

We provide professional coaching and training for skills for adults in their effort for adapting to the change and dynamics of the labor market.

INNOVATION

We are trying to put together social innovations and new technologies at the service of people and communities.

OTHER

we are active in a wide range of research, such as HR, social and economical impact of reforms, regional development and industrial relations.

FEATURING

OUR TEAM

Our team consists of permanent staff of 16 employees and more thаn 40 associated external thematic experts. You can expect professional attitude, quality and efficacity in our work.

IVAN NEYKOV

PRESIDENT

with over 30 years experience in the social policy, labor law and industrial relations. His work involves analyses, expert assessments and strategies.

DIMITAR MATEV

VICE PRESIDENT

with over 20 years experience in fund and programme management. His work focuses on CSR, industrial relations and socal auditing for Fair Labor Association.

YORDAN DIMITROV

OPERATIONS MANAGER

with near 20 years experience in management of programmes and projects. He is heading the main research activity of the Institute.

ZLATKA GOSPODINOVA

CSR SOCIAL AUDITOR

with near 20 years experience in projects management and coordination. Her work involves also social auditing for the Fair Labor Association.

YORDANKA STOYANOVA

SENIOR ADVISER

with over 25 years experience with focus on internationally financed grant schemes and projects monitoring, evaluation and coaching to grant beneficiaries.

MARIA MINKOVA

PROGRAMME MANAGER

with near 20 years of experience in outreach, fund, programme and project management with focus on environmental protection.

Valentina Stoitseva

PROJECT MANAGER

with over 10 years experience in project administration under the Operative Programmes HRD and Competitiveness in Bulgaria.

Galina Boncheva

VOCATIONAL ORIENTATION COACH

with over 20 years experience in training, vocational orientation and coaching of youth and vulnerable groups. She has degree in educational pedagogy.

Borislava Borisova

VOCATIONAL ORIENTATION COACH

with over 15 years experience in training, vocational orientation and coaching of youth and vulnerable groups. She has degree in educational pedagogy.

Rosen Matev

PROJECT COORDINATOR

with over 10 years experience in European proposal development, consortium building, project coordination and administration.

MIRA DAKOVSKA

PROJECT COORDINATOR

with over 10 year experience in project management under OP s in Bulgaria; Her interests lie in vocational educational training and career guidance.

Nadejda Miteva

PROJECT COORDINATOR

with interests in social innovations, social policy research & evaluation, and project management. She welcomes challenges, team work and solo research.

Vera Veleva

PROJECT COORDINATOR

with experience in national and European proposal writing and coordination. Her current interest lie in technology innovations for active ageing.

Richard Wheeler

EUROPEAN OPERATIONS ADVISER

specialist in artificial intelligence and computer science with long dated experience with the Programme for research and innovations of the EU.

ABOUT

Investing in people and partnerships

The Balkan Institute of Labor and Social Policy is a non-governmental, voluntary, independent and non-political non-profit association established in September 2001.

BILSP works in priority areas such as managing European funds and other international donor programs, corporate social responsibility, lifelong learning, labor market, human resources, industrial relations, social security and social protection, health and safety at work, labor law , social policy, social entrepreneurship, and vocational training.

BILSP has a wide national network of 15 associated partner organizations in 15 districts in Bulgaria that help BILSP to effectively carry out activities in the regions and provide national and regional coverage. International partners of BILSP are non-governmental organizations, research institutes, universities, business and consultancy companies from Austria, Denmark, Italy, Germany, Greece, Spain, Slovenia, Romania, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, USA, Macedonia, Albania and Serbia.

BILSP has implemented and works on projects commissioned by: Bulgarian OP Contracting Authorities, the European Commission, the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions - Dublin, the International Trade Union Confederation, the International Labor Organization, the World Bank, UNDP, Fair Labor Association, USA (FLA), Fair Wear Foundation - The Netherlands, GTZ - Germany, GVG - Germany, Freedom House - USA, Conrad Adenauer Foundation.